Houston hip-hop lost a legend on Friday with the death of DJ Michael “5000” Watts. Watts, 52, was the pioneering producer and ...

Houston artists mourn DJ Michael '5000' Watts with tributes. Here's what to know.

Michael "5000" Watts, a powerhouse DJ and producer from Texas, has died. His family announced the news Friday, revealing he ...

Michael “5000” Watts founded his Swishahouse record label in 1997, and there was a time in the early 2000s when the ...

The co-founder of Swishahouse helped kickstart the careers of rappers such as Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Mike Jones and ...

The Houston native with links to Slim Thug, Paul Wall, Chamillionaire, and Mike Jones, suffered a "sudden cardiac death," ...

Michael "5000" Watts, Swishahouse founder and Houston Hip-Hop pioneer, died Friday from heart complications after week-long ...

Artists like Mike Jones, Slim Thug, Chamillionaire and Paul Wall emerged from the Swishahouse mixtape circuit.

Born and raised in Houston, Watts began his music career at age 14. In 1997, he co-founded Swishahouse as a mixtape-based record label that expanded upon the chopped-and-screwed sound pioneered by DJ ...

Houston hip-hop icon Michael "5000" Watts, the founder of Swishahouse Records and a pioneer of the "chopped and screwed" sound, has passed away following a recent hospitalization. A central figure in ...

He was recently hospitalized and facing "tremendous health issues." ...

Michael Watts's cause of death: Houston hip-hop pioneer Michael '5000' Watts has passed away at 47. The Swishahouse founder died from a rare heart condition. Watts was instrumental in popularizing the ...